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Be it known that I, CLAUD M. MYERS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain ne7 and useful Improvements in Cord Supports; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description -of the same, reference'bemg had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a cord support and particularly to a device which. is adapted to be used to support an electricalconductor above a working surface in such a manner that an instrument connected thereto may be conveniently manipulated over the working surface without interference from the conductor.

In the use of electric at ironsand other electrically operated instruments which are supplied with electrical energy by a flexible conductor, considerable difficulty is often experienced on account of the flexible conductor becoming' entangled with the objects on the working surface, thereby causing annoyance to the operator and often resulting in damage to the objects entangled or to the flexible conductor itself.

lt is an object therefore of the present invention to provide a support for flexible conductors which prevents damage to the conductors and which facilitates the operation of an instrument connected thereto.

It is also an object of this invention to I provide a support for flexible means which may be conveniently mounted in operative position.

It is an important object of this invention to provide an efficient and economical device for supporting flexible means over a working surface.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.`

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of an ironing table equipped with theim- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 6, 1922, Application med April 21, 19'21. seria1 No. 463,295. l

proved supportin device ofthis invention.

Figure 2 is a ragmentary. side elevation of the supporting device.

Figure 3 is a View on the line 3-3 of Fi re 2.

igure 4 is a fragmentary top plan View of the cord engaging means.

Figure 5 is a View on the line 5-5- of Fi ure 4.

s shown on the drawings:

The device of this invention is particularly adapted to be used in connection with electric fiat irons to support the flexible conductor which supplies electrical energy thereto above the ironing table and thereby prevent damage to goods on the ironing table or to the conductor or flat iron which would be caused by entanglement of the conductor.

One method of using the cord .supportiisv clearly shown in Figure 1 wherein the reference numeral 1 indicates an ironing table on which an electric iron 2 may be operated. Said electric iron 2 is supplied with electrical energy from a socket 3 by means of the usual flexible conductor 4, and said ilexible conductor 4 is supported above the ironing table by meansof my novel supporting device which will now be described. Said supporting device is preferably constructed from an lntegral piece of spring wire and comprises a base 5 which is bent to form a clamp to be engaged over vthe edge'v of the ironing table and which supports an upright standard 6. Formed in the upright standard 6 near the lower ends thereof is a helix 7 which acts to return the standard to upright position when the same is bent downwardly by movement of the fiat iron to the outer end of the ironing board as is indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. Said lhelix 7 preferably comprises a plurality of coils and thereby braces the standard against lateral movement. Means for engaging the flexible conductor stare formed on the upper end of the standard 6 and preferably comprise a double loop 8 which is adapted to resilien'tly engage the conductor 4, as is indicated in Figures 4: and 5. This double loop 8 a'ords means whereby the desired amount of slack may be left in the conductor and whereby this slack may be changed by simply lifting the same from between the loop of the member 8 and engaging another portion of the conductor therebetween. As is indicated in Figure 2, the base member 5 is preferably formed with a flat loop or foot 9 which affords a large area of'engagement with the bottom of the table and thereby acts to' more securely hold the standard in upright position. i v

It will be apparent from the 'foregoing description that this invention provides convenient means for supporting a exible con` ductor above a working surface in such a manner that an instrument connected to the conductor may be conveniently moved over the working surface.

On account of the fact that the supporting device may be made of a single piece of spring wire, the construction is economical and the device is neat in appearance and may be conveniently stored away when not in use.

While the device has been shown and described herein in connection with a exible electrical conductor, it is also evident that the same might be .used with flexible tubes for conducting gas, or with any other flexible means which might be connected to an instrument to remove said iexible means to a position where they Iare not in the way.

I am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention 1. support of the class described, comprising a clamping base, a standard, means on the upper end of the standard adapted to 'resiliently engage a'V flexible conductor, and means integral with both base and standard forh resiliently holding the standard uprig t.

2. An integral spring wire support, comprising a clamping base, a standard, a helix stormed intermediate the base and the standard, and helical oord-engaging means at the upper end of the standard.

3. A support for a iexible conductor, said support comprising a wire clamping loop adapted to be applied to a work table at its,

edge, one side of said loop being of a`straight piece of wire and having integral therewith at the end remote from the bight of the loop a bracing foot adapted to prevent rocking of the device, said root being adapted to contact with the under face of the /work table and a standard resiliently connected to the other end of said loop.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. y

CLAUD M. MYERS. Witnesses:

CARI/rola HILL, JAMES M. OBRIEN. 

